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Simgari

सिमगरी
Garud mandal
Pincode 263635
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Simgari observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Simgari

  • Shikhar Moolnarayan Temple · 4.8 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Garud mandal

The principal temple recorded for Garud mandal is Rudradhari Mahadev Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Simgari itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramesh chandra
Contact: 99****7094
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LGD code
51334
Pincode
263635
Post office
Dangoli
Population
638
Households
114
Literacy rate
65.5%
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000♂
Workers
339
Distance to district centre
37 km
Distance to mandal centre
47 km
Distance to Dehradun
196 km
Distance to Delhi
306 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Dharamgarh · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Simgari compares

By population, Simgari ranks #33 of 196 villages in Garud mandal.

Literacy rate
%
65.5%
−4.3% vs mandal average
Simgari
65.5%
Garud mandal
69.8%
Bageshwar district
69.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
−138 vs mandal average
Simgari
1,019
Garud mandal
1,157
Household size
people per home
5.6
+1.1 vs mandal average
Simgari
5.6
Garud mandal
4.5

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Simgari at a glance

Simgari is a village of 638 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Garud tehsil, Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand, the 33rd-largest of 196 villages in Garud tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 37 km from the Bageshwar district centre, 59 km from Kafara, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263635, served by Dangoli post office; the LGD village code is 51334. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Dharamgarh, 1 km away. The sarpanch is ramesh chandra, and the village votes in Bageshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chandan Ram Dass. The population is estimated at 752 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Simgari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Simgari · this village63866%
Simgari · Kanda75168%0 km N
Gol · Thal70470%2.3 km S
Gokhuri · Kanda10281%2.4 km SW
Lohathal · Pankhu50066%2.8 km SE
Lohathal · Lansdowne4580%2.8 km SE
Baikori · Dugnakuri22175%2.6 km W

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No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Simgari

LGD code
51334
Pincode
263635
Post office
Dangoli
Population (Census 2011)
638
Population (projected 2026)
752
Households
114
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1019
Literacy rate
65.5%
Coordinates
29.89067°N, 80.00851°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bageshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Chandan Ram Dass
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ramesh chandra
Block / Mandal
Garud
Getting there

How to reach Simgari

Mandal centre
Garud · ≈ 47 km
≈ 1 h 36 min by car · 1 h 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bageshwar · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 17 min by car · 1 h 31 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 1 min by car · 2 h 23 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun196 kmcapital
  • Delhi306 km
  • Kolkata1164 km
  • Hyderabad1399 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopbageshwar bus station24 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Dharamgarh1 km
  • ATM / bankAlmora Urban Cooperative Bank Limited24 km
  • Petrol pumpHP fuel pump30 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Simgari

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Same pincode

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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